Hello, and welcome to the Bates Woodworking Creations website, We are Ron and Sarah and we have a small shop set up in our garage with all the tools necessary to create the perfect project. Ron has been working around wood working tool his whole life, learning from his dad who could build it if he saw it.  At one point we built large scale butcher block counter tops and Island tops, but we have moved into a smaller space so we have down sized the scale of projects we build, which has allowed us time to create new complex designs.  It is hard to believe that is has been 8 years since Sarah took an interest in woodworking -- assisting and learning -- to the point she is a skilled congressperson who loves turning pens to provide that wow factor to any dress ensemble 
We are retired and are doing the what we love to do -- Turning Elegant wood and acrylic Pens/Pencils or creating both Traditional and 3 Dimensional cutting boards that definitely tease the brain. Sarah is primarily focused on turning the pens and pencils, while Ron is building the cutting boards.  
Again, we thank you for stopping by and hope you will take a loook at the pens, pencils, cutting boards, 3D cuttting boards, and other items we have built.  If you dont see the right colors, we encourage custom orders and you can selecte from a wide range or traditionals and non-traditional woods..